Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§70303 Purposes
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 703— - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS › § 70303
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Promote good national government by educating people about Congress and building support; under state law, act as an educational and research organization.
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Title 36, §70303
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The purposes of the corporation are as provided in the articles of incorporation and include the promotion of the cause of good government at the national level by improving the public understanding of Congress as an institution and strengthening its support by the public. The corporation shall function as an educational, patriotic, civic, historical, and research organization as authorized by the laws of each State in which it is incorporated.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7030336:2203.Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 97–427, § 3, 96 Stat. 2265. The word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.
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36 U.S.C. § 70303
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73